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by Dave Hughes
As the title suggests, the latest from Russ Freeman does indeed have a tropical, Caribbean feel throughout most of the program. “Caribbean Breeze" is a sunsual classical guitar duet with Peter White. “Rhythm of Your Life," one of the hotter tunes on the program, features the Gloria Estefan-influenced vocal of Daisy Lourdes Villa. A horn trio of studio pros Jerry Hey and Gary Grant on trumpets and Bill Reichenbach on trombone spices up this tune as well as the hard-driving ...
read moreThe Rippingtons: Black Diamond
by Dave Hughes
The Rippingtons has always been Russ Freeman's band: Freeman has always composed all the tunes, produced the records, and been featured prominently. It started as sort of a phantom group that was really Freeman and some studio pals, and developed into an actual touring ensemble. The band gradually assumed more of a group identity as long-time members such as Jeff Kashiwa (saxophones and EWI), Kim Stone (bass), and Steve Reid (percussion) became more prominent parts of the mix. But for ...
read moreThe Rippingtons: The Best of The Rippingtons
by Robert Spencer
The Rippingtons' new Best Of contains two new tracks to entice completists, and what's more, they're killers. Garden of Babylon is high-gloss funk with a big chunky feel contributed by the backing horns of Jerry Hey and Gary Grant, and Eric Marienthal's demonstrative tenor. “Sapphire Island" is a rippling workout for David Kochanski's piano, with Russ Freeman programming rhythm and chiming in with keyboards, bass, and...classical guitar! Both these tracks are Rippington highlights, deserving their places here with cuts from ...
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